Brynford (Welsh: Brynffordd) is a village and community in Flintshire, Wales. It is located to the south west of the town of Holywell and near the A55 road (North Wales Expressway). Brynford had a population of 1,059 at the 2011 census.
St Michael's Church (Church in Wales) dates from 1851 and is a Grade II listed building. The Cynfaen Memorial Methodist Chapel, serving Brynford, is in the nearby village of Calcoed. Two Bronze Age round barrows known as Clwt Militia (Militia Patch) are located on Holywell Golf Club, about 0.65 miles (1 km) north-northwest of the church.
Historically, the area was extensively mined for lead and has been left with the scars of that past all over its common land.
The explorer and journalist Henry Morton Stanley was a student teacher in the old village school.
The community includes the villages of Calcoed and Dolphin.
Distance between:
London to Brynford179 Miles / 288 Kms Liverpool to Brynford14 Miles / 23 Kms
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